Animal mausoleum



Dec. 24, 1968 WELSH 3,417,521

ANIMAL MAUSOLEUM Filed June 22, 1967 2 Sh eet Sheet 1 r1 Fi I- '1 s F I F 1 L1 2? "2; u Q;- 1

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ATTORNEY Dec. 24, 1968 c. E. WELSH 3,417,521

ANIMAL MAUSOLEUM Filed June 22, 1967 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. CHARLES E. WELSH ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,417,521 ANIMAL MAUSOLEUM Charles E. Welsh, 4125 SW. 48th Court, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33314 Filed June 22, 1967, Ser. No. 648,098 3 Claims. (Cl. 5290) This invention relates to a building structure and primarily a structure such as a mausoleum for pets, such as dogs and cats and functionally to provide a burial place for the pets that are first cremated and then placed within a cubicle of the structure.

Burial sites in various parts of the country are now at a minimum and this invention is capable of holding a large number of cubicles and greatly reduces the cost of land over the usual gravesites.

The mausoleum of this invention is formed primarily of concrete, is water proof, is ornamental in appearance and greatly facilitates the interment of the animals.

Novel features of construction and operation of the device will be more clearly apparent during the course of the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein has been illustrated a preferred form of the device and wherein like characters of reference are employed to denote like parts throughout the several figures.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a building constructed in accordance with the invention,

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view thereof,

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a single composite unit embodied within the walls of the building,

FIGURE 4 is an end view of the building, and

FIGURE 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 55 of FIGURE 2.

Referring specifically to the drawings and particularly FIGURE 5, a poured concrete footing 6 has been provided, having reinforcing steel therein indicated at 7.

The footing 6 is molded integral with outwardly extending slabs 8 having reinforcing therein as indicated at 9. Laid upon the footing 6 are two rows of conventional concrete blocks 10 and a single row of concrete blocks 11 are laid upon the top row of the blocks 10 and the concrete blocks 11 extend upwardly for the full height of cubicles, to be later described.

Poured upon the top of the blocks 11 is a concrete beam 12, having reinforcing steel therein as indicated at 13 and wrapped about the lower strands of steel 13 are straps 14 of steel and with the straps being embedded with the beam 12. The straps 14 extend upwardly and outwardly at an angle as indicated at 15 for attachment to a lower chord 16 of a roof truss 17. The roof truss 17 defines an inclined roof 18 of conventional construction and the truss is of conventional construction. The roof 18 may be formed of concrete tile that terminates in a facia board 19. Sheathing 20 is connected to the lower chords 16 of the several trusses 17.

Placed upon the extension of the upper row of blocks 10, from the blocks 11 are square blocks 21, bisected by partitions 22 to form preferably square cubicles 23 that have their rear side closed by the blocks 11 and with the forward marginal edge of the blocks 21 being substantially fiush with the outer faces of the blocks 10. The partitions 22 at the forward face of the block 21 are cut away to form ledges 24 that receive closure plates 25 that also lie flush with the marginal edge of the blocks 21 and securely cover a receptacle 26 in which the remains of the animals are placed. The covers 25 may be formed of any desirable material such as stone or concrete that is relatively thin.

In the use of the device, lateral walls 27 extend out- 3,417,521 Patented Dec. 24, 1968 wardly from the main wall 28 and the Walls 27 are constructed in a similar manner to the walls 28 and also provided with the multiplicity of cubicles. When an animal is cremated, the remains or ashes are placed within the receptacle 26 and then the cover plate 25 removed from a selected cubicle to receive the receptacle 26. After the receptacle 26 has been installed within the cubicle 23, the cover plate 25 is engaged upon the ledges 24 and secured in place by screws or the like.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that a very novel and ornamental mausoleum has been provided and capable of interring a great many animals in a minimum of space. The building shown in FIGURE 1 may obviously be extended at one end either longitudinally or transversely. The slabs 8 extend beyond the walls 27 and permit the owners of the cubicles to walk upon the walkway formed by the slabs 8 and constantly remain under cover.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction shown, but that changes are contemplated as readily fall within the spirit of the invention as shall be determined by the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A building structure of the character described constituting a mausoleum for dogs and cats comprising a footing of concrete and oppositely extending slabs formed integral therewith and with the slabs and the footing having reinforcing members embedded therein, a central wall and multiple side walls and with the faces of the walls having cavities formed therein for the reception of containers that contain the ashes of the animals that have been cremated, each of the cavities being closed by a slab that is flush with the wall, the central wall being laid upon the footing and terminating at its stop in a concrete lintel, a roof structure that extends for the full length of the building and laterally to overlie the lateral walls, the roof structure embodying truss members and with the lower chord of the truss members being tied to the lintel by metallic straps that have one end engaging reinforcing bars of the lintel and with the truss members supporting sheathing and concrete shingles.

2. The structure according to claim 1 wherein the central wall embodies two courses of concrete blocks and a single row of concrete blocks that extend upwardly to the lintel, the single row of concrete blocks forming ledges, outer rows of generally square blocks that are supported upon the ledges and to be flush with the outer faces of the double concrete blocks, the last named square concrete blocks being divided by partitions, forming four recesses into which is placed a receptacle holding the ashes of the animals and with the recesses being closed by a plate that seats within a recess formed in the partitions and whereby to close the recess of the block and to lie substantially flush with the marginal edges of the partitions.

3. A building structure to constitute a mausoleum for dogs and cats that have been cremated, comprising a central wall section and lateral wall sections that form a multiplicity of cubicles upon each side of the walls, a concrete beam for supporting roof structures over the central wall and the lateral walls and with the roof structure being a truss that is tied to the lintel, a concrete footing supporting the several walls and with the footing being integral with slabs and with the slabs and the footing being reinforced, the slabs forming a walkway around the several walls, a double course of concrete blocks that is laid upon the slabs for the central and lateral walls, a single course of concrete blocks laid upon the uppermost course of double row of concrete blocks and a multiplicity of generally square concrete blocks that are laid 3 4 upon the exposed upper side of the lower concrete blocks References Cited to be flush therewith, the last named concrete blocks be- UNITED STATES PATENTS mg equally dlvided by partltlcns that form four separate 1,203,535 10/1916 Graham cub1cles that are open at their front and back and with 1 585,411 5/1926 Patterson 52 134 X the back of the cubicles being covered by the second 5 91 5 11 1923 Gel-man 5 13 X named row of concrete blocks, each of the cubicles being HENRY SUTHERLAND, Primary E i closed upon their front by relatively thin plates that are C w ISAACS Assistant Examiner flush with the partitions and with the plates overlying the U 5 C1 X cubicles and the receptacle within the cubicles. 52 134 I i 

3. A BUILDING STRUCTURE TO CONSTITUTE A MAUSOLEUM FOR DOGS AND CATS THAT HAVE BEEN CREMATED, COMPRISING A CENTRAL WALL SECTION AND LATERAL WALL SECTIONS THAT FORM A MULTIPLICITY OF CUBICLES UPON EACH SIDE OF THE WALLS, A CONCRETE BEAM FOR SUPPORTING ROOF STRUCTURES OVER THE CENTRAL WALL AND THE LATERAL WALLS AND WITH THE ROOF STRUCTURE BEING A TRUSS THAT IS TIES TO THE LINTEL, A CONCRETE FOOTING SUPPORTING THE SEVERAL WALLS AND WITH THE FOOTING BEING INTEGRAL WITH SLABS AND WITH THE SLABS AND THE FOOTING BEING REINFORCED, THE SLABS FORMING A WALKWAY AROUND THE SEVERAL WALLS, A DOUBLE COURSE OF CONCRETE BLOCKS THAT IS LAID UPON THE SLABS FOR THE CENTRAL AND LATERAL WALLS, A SINGLE COURSE OF CONCRETE BLOCKS LAID UPON THE UPPERMOST COURSE OF DOUBLE ROW OF CONCRETE BLOCKS AND A MULTIPLICITY OF GENERALLY SQUARE CONCRETE BLOCKS THAT ARE LAID UPON THE EXPOSED UPPER SIDE OF THE LOWER CONCRETE BLOCKS TO BE FLUSH THEREWITH, THE LAST NAMED CONCRETE BLOCKS BEING EQUALLY DIVIDED BY PARTITIONS THAT FORM FOUR SEPARATE CUBICLES THAT ARE OPEN AT THEIR FRONT AND BACK AND WITH THE BACK OF THE CUBICLES BEING COVERED BY THE SECOND NAMED FOR CONCRETE BLOCKS, EACH OF THE CUBICLES BEING 